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04-08-2005, 02:56 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Sale, VIC
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drop of blood in the shark pool
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Guan Sheng might have their new 16" f/4.8 Dob. out by Christmas. Price is unknown but it should be a bit over $2000, I'd say.
--- Andrews
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04-08-2005, 03:00 PM
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The 'DRAGON MAN'
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: In the Dark at Snake Valley, Victoria
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04-08-2005, 03:19 PM
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Planet photographer
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Bundaberg
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F/4.8? The stampede will be on for naglers as well. 
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04-08-2005, 03:47 PM
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The 'DRAGON MAN'
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: In the Dark at Snake Valley, Victoria
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Even spending $1000 on a Nagler, a total of around $3000 for a 16" with excellent EP is great Value!!
Even if I did get the 16" I'd stick with the EP's I've got. $3000 is far too much for me.
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04-08-2005, 03:51 PM
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~Dust bunny breeder~
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: The town of campbells
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buy m....
oh, nevermind 
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04-08-2005, 03:56 PM
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The 'DRAGON MAN'
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: In the Dark at Snake Valley, Victoria
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04-08-2005, 04:34 PM
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Planet photographer
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Bundaberg
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For 1000 clams Ken, you could have 2 naglers.......barlowed =4
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04-08-2005, 05:05 PM
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i like lookin at stuff.
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Ferntree Gully
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ohh geez... it'd be huge... does anyone else make a solid tube dob of that size? it'd be almost too hard to lug around? is it gonna be a solid tube dob? a step ladder would probably be in order.
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04-08-2005, 05:17 PM
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Hapkido = Pain
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Newcastle NSW
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pallet jack would be the next purchase lol
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04-08-2005, 05:27 PM
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Planetary neb & glob nut
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Brisbane
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Did he say if it was going to be solid tube or truss? With that low price I say solid tube...but probably with a split tube design. The 12" was going to be a spilt tube but for some strange reason they went the solid tube way. Good thing I have not put any money down for a 10" or 12"....but then again no big dob is going to fit in my 3rd storey apartment balcony
Darren
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04-08-2005, 05:29 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Bentleigh, Melbourne
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Wow, a 1.92 m focal length. It's going to be a big bugger. It's impressive that there isn't much of a price rise per area compared to the 12". Area increase is x1.78 and price increase is around (due to uncertain price) x1.82.
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04-08-2005, 05:41 PM
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6EQUJ5
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Sydney
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need a new bigger car to go with the new scope?
new bigger house to go with new car?
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04-08-2005, 05:44 PM
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Hapkido = Pain
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Newcastle NSW
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it,s like the universe... never ending..what have I gotten myself into????
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04-08-2005, 09:26 PM
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4000 post club member
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 4,900
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Originally Posted by dhumpie
but then again no big dob is going to fit in my 3rd storey apartment balcony |
If you live on the top floor the solution is simple 
The early rumours were for a truss dob. I can visualise a whole lot of people drouling in anticipation waiting for the first brave ones to buy theirs and report back.
I might be one of them
At f4.8 im wishing it was a 14 inch instead of a 16 as its going to need a step ladder or similar to reach eyepiece height at zenith.
Last edited by Starkler; 04-08-2005 at 09:28 PM.
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04-08-2005, 10:26 PM
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The 'DRAGON MAN'
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: In the Dark at Snake Valley, Victoria
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Originally Posted by dhumpie
but then again no big dob is going to fit in my 3rd storey apartment balcony
Darren |
Get rid of the Apartment and just live in the OTA! It's big enough! 
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04-08-2005, 11:05 PM
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1300 THESKY
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Cairns Qld
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04-08-2005, 11:31 PM
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on the highway to Hell
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Adelaide
Posts: 2,623
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Originally Posted by cahullian
it,s like the universe... never ending..what have I gotten myself into????
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Evil and sinister laugh following .. BWAHAHAHHBAWAAHAHAHAABWAHAHAAAABWHA HHAHAHBBWAAAHAHAH WELCOME TO THE NIGHTMARE! Thou shalt not covert your neighbours aperture/OTA
...and a universe within a universe within another universe and thats inside a tiny pimple on another universe .. well you get the idea - who dies with the biggest and best aperture .. WINS! let the games commence!
Kearn
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04-08-2005, 11:35 PM
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The 'DRAGON MAN'
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: In the Dark at Snake Valley, Victoria
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Sorry Ian,
They are banned in the Northern Territory! They may be mistaken for Ayres Rock (Uluru) they are so big!!
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05-08-2005, 12:08 AM
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The 'DRAGON MAN'
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: In the Dark at Snake Valley, Victoria
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Evil and sinister laugh following .. BWAHAHAHHBAWAAHAHAHAABWAHAHAAAABWHA HHAHAHBBWAAAHAH AH
Cheap enough to buy two!
How about 16" Binoculars.
BWAHAHAHHBAWAAHAHAHAABWAHAHAAAABWHA HHAHAHBBWAAAHAH AH
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05-08-2005, 12:48 AM
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on the highway to Hell
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Adelaide
Posts: 2,623
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Originally Posted by ballaratdragons
Evil and sinister laugh following .. BWAHAHAHHBAWAAHAHAHAABWAHAHAAAABWHA HHAHAHBBWAAAHAH AH
Cheap enough to buy two!
How about 16" Binoculars.
BWAHAHAHHBAWAAHAHAHAABWAHAHAAAABWHA HHAHAHBBWAAAHAH AH
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mmmmmmmmmmm gi-ant bine-ocu-lar-s mmmmmmmmmm drool drool me want mmmmmmmmmmm
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